Recorder

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Name

Recorder:

recorder

Description

Each EigenD instrument contains a Recorder. They allow all the performance information to pass through during normal operation, but when 'armed' (made ready for recording) they record it for the predefined number of bars. This then triggers the Scheduler to automatically loop that recorded take.

Ports

Activation input

• Name:

activation	input

• Input
• Type: Number
• Range: 0 to 1

Pressure input

• Name:

pressure	input

• Input
• Type: Number
• Range: 0 to 1

Roll input

• Name:

roll	input

• Input
• Type: Number
• Range: -1 to 1

Yaw input

• Name:

yaw	input

• Input
• Type: Number
• Range: -1 to 1

Auxilliary inputs 1 to 10

• Name:

auxilliary	input	X

• (X is the auxilliary input number - it can be from 1 to 10)
• Input
• Type: Generic

Song Beat input

• Name:

song	beat	input

• Input
• Type: Number
• Range: 0 to 10000000

Bar Beat input

• Name

bar	beat	input

• Input
• Type: Number
• Range: 0 to 100

Running input

• Name:

running	input

• Input
• Type: On/Off

Activation output

• Name:
  

activation	output

• Output
  
• Type: Generic

Pressure output

• Name:

pressure	output

• Output
• Type: Generic

Roll output

• Name:

roll	output

• Output
• Type: Generic

Yaw output

• Name:

yaw	output

• Input, Output
• Type: Generic

Auxilliary outputs 1 to 10

• Name:

auxilliary	output	X

• (X is the auxilliary output number - it can be from 1 to 10)
• Output
• Type: Generic

Nouns

Take:

A 'take' is the term used to describe a recorded part within the Recorder. Once you have recorded a take, it is stored in the ~/Library/Eigenlabs/Recordings-tmp/ directory temporarily. If you 'un play' the recording, or shut down EigenD without saving, the recording within this directory will be deleted. If you save your EigenD setup, the recordings are copied from the temporary directory into the ~/Library/Eigenlabs/Recordings/ directory.

You refer to recorded takes on a per Recorder basis. E.g. if you record a take for the first time on a Recorder called

recorder	1

then the take will be referred to as

recorder	1	take	1

There are a number of operations you can perform involving a recorded take - please see the 'Verbs' and 'Examples' sections below for more information.

The list of recorded takes can be viewed in the EigenBrowser (please see the EigenBrowser article for more information).

Verbs

Record:

record

The 'record' verb is used to initiate the recording of performance information for a predefine duration.

Play:

play

The 'play' verb has multiple uses within the Recorder - please see the examples below.

Toggle Play:

toggle	play

'Toggle play' has multiple uses within the recorder - please see example below

Repeat:

repeat

The 'repeat' verb is used to have a take loop whilst the Metronome is running.

Toggle Repeat:

toggle	repeat

'Toggle repeat' is used to to toggle the looping of a recorded take.

Copy:

copy

The 'copy' verb is used to copy a take from one Recorder Agent to another.

Use:

use

The 'use' verb is used to indicate to the Recorder which Scheduler Agent should be used to control event scheduling and take playback.

Delete:

delete

The 'delete' verb is used to delete a take from a Recorder.

Cancel:

cancel

The 'cancel' verb is used to cancel recording.

Examples

Before using the commands below, make sure you have the desired recorder in the conversation using:

recorder	X	listen

where X is the number of your desired recorder.

Recording

As well as using the controls given in the factory setups, you can use Belcanto to record your instruments. The general format for arming a recorder is as follows:

X	bar	record

where X is the desired number of bars.

Your recording will begin to loop as soon as the recording has finished.

Un playing all recordings

To halt the playback of all recordings within a Recorder use:

un	play

Un playing individual takes

You can un play individual takes using:

take	X	un	play

where X is the number of your desired take.

Playing a recorded take once

To play a take once using Belcanto:

take	X	play

where X is the take number.

Playing a recorded take at a specific time

You can schedule the playback of a recorded take at a specific time in song beats or bars, for a specific duration and also define the points within the song where restart of the take can begin. This is the general Belcanto format:

take	N	at	X	until	Y	every	Z	play

where N is the desired take number, X is the song beat/bar number at which you want to start take playback, Y is the song beat/bar number at which you want to stop take playback, and Z is defining the interval between restarting playback of a recorded take (i.e. to create loop playback). Here is an example:

take	1	at	song	beat	4	0	until	song	beat

1	0	0	every	8	song	beat	play

This would enable playback of take 1 at song beat 40 (40 beats since the start of the Metronome) and restart playback every 8 song beats until song beat 100.

Toggling the playback of a take

To toggle a single playback of a recorded take use:

take	X	toggle	play

where X is the number of the desired take.

Repeating a take

To play a take and have it loop:

take	X	repeat

where X is the number of the desired take.

Toggling the repetition of a take

To toggle the loop playback of a take use:

take	X	toggle	repeat

where X is the number of the desired take.

Deleting a take

To delete a take:

take	X	delete

where X is the number of the desired take.

See also

• Metronome
• Scheduler
• EigenBrowser